Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Shelby County, Indiana, has about 46,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Shelby County depends on where the incident happened: the Shelby County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Indiana Access to Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Shelby County public records, Shelby County arrest records, Shelby County warrants, Shelby County inmate search, Shelby County criminal records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Shelby County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Shelby County that is the Shelby County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
The Edinburgh Police Department is listed by the FBI across three counties including Shelby County, so its arrests are not broken out for Shelby County here.
Reports from the Shelby County Sheriff's Office
The Shelby County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 69 violent and 127 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 534 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 317-392-6345. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at in.gov/counties/shelby/sheriff (page title: Shelby County: Sheriff), phone 317-392-6345, 107 W. Taylor St. Shelbyville, IN 46176, Monday - Friday 8AM - 4PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Shelby County
The one city the FBI lists in Shelby County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Shelbyville: 51 violent and 217 property crimes reported for 2025; 513 arrests reported for 2025.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Shelby County in 2025
The two agencies in Shelby County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 120 violent and 344 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Shelby County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,047 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Indiana Access to Public Records Act Requires
Under the Indiana Access to Public Records Act the agency must answer a request within 24 hours for a request made in person and 7 days for one sent by mail or email, and it may charge a copy fee set by the agency, within statutory limits. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Shelby County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Shelby County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Indiana Access to Public Records Act the answer is due within 24 hours for a request made in person and 7 days for one sent by mail or email.
How long does an agency in Shelby County have to answer?
Under the Indiana Access to Public Records Act, within 24 hours for a request made in person and 7 days for one sent by mail or email. It may charge a copy fee set by the agency, within statutory limits.
How do I get a report from the Shelby County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 317-392-6345. Under the Indiana Access to Public Records Act the answer is due within 24 hours for a request made in person and 7 days for one sent by mail or email.
Is this the official Shelby County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.